Herbed Pasta w Pears & Blue Cheese Recipe | Farmgirl Gourmet (2024)

My quick weeknight recipe for Herbed Pasta with Pears & Blue Cheese is super simple to make and so creamy and delicious.

Remember my trip to two weeks ago? Part of me is still there in the beautiful Rogue Valley. While I was in Medford hanging with the sweet folks at H&D and 12 of my favorite bloggers, I went to the Harry & David store. Yep, a whole store dedicated to all things H&D…elicious. I wish you could’ve been a fly on the wall as I darted back and forth through the store filling my basket, then unfilling it, then refilling. You get the picture. It was like being 5 in Willy Wonka’s factory. Samples of Rogue Creamery cheese were being handed out with juicy chunks of Rogue Valley pears. Another person passes by with a tray of chocolate covered caramels, to which I bolted to find and place in the basket (these never came back out again). On the other end of the store, 2 gentlemen are offering wine tastings and by tasting I mean a nice portion to carry along as you load up the cart again and again and again.

The variety of products was incredible. Anything and everything a foodie could want all wrapped up in pretty packaging. A few of the items I came home with were Herbed Basil Fettuccine, Rogue Creamery Blue Cheese, Chocolate Covered Caramels (only sold in stores). My husband reads my blog from time to time, so I better just leave it at that. 🙂

A couple days after I returned from Medford my box showed up with my goodies from the store and I was instantly inspired to put the ingredients to use with one of the giant Royal Riviera pears I brought back. This pasta is like the classic salad with pears, blue cheese and walnuts only made entirely better with the addition of caramelized shallots, herby pasta and of course….cream. Cream makes the world a better place.

Ok ok…before I go any further I wanted to tell you that I have a gift basket to give away from Harry & David. They were so sweet to ask if I’d like to share some of the goodies I’ve had the great pleasure of sampling and I was instantly on board. They let me choose which basket to giveaway and I thought theRoxy Ann Classicwas a good representation of their deliciousness. Pears, apples, cheese. OH MY! Seriously, it’s a gorgeous basket chock full (really) of the freshest fruit and the tastiest cheese, crackers and relish. I’m so excited to give this basket away! It only takes ONE comment to enter, the other entries are extras.
Now for an easy and delicious recipe of pasta, sweet pears and pungent blue cheese.

Ingredients in Herbed Pasta with Pears

• Fettuccine – I used an herbed fettuccine pasta in this recipe but you can use plain as well. Add in a few sprinkles of oregano and thyme while the sauce is simmering.
• Butter – unsalted butter is usually best when cooking so you can control the sodium levels. If you decide to use salted, taste before adding more salt.
• Shallots – are a small red onion that are much more mild and empart a beautiful flavor to the dish. Use a small sweet onion for substitution if necessary.
• Pear – choose a large firm pear for this recipe as the pear will cook in the sauce and hold up to the heat. You don’t want an overly ripe pear as it will fall apart during cooking.
• Blue Cheese – the pungent and sharp flavor of blue cheese pairs incredibly well with pears and sauteed shallots.
• Cream – heavy cream is used to create a rich sauce to coat the pasta.
• Peas – fresh or frozen will work fine in this recipe.
• Walnuts – toasted walnuts are optional, but the nuts will give this pasta a little texture and elevate the dish.